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this order incentivized better outcomes for communities and the environment while cutting red tape. since implementing this order, agencies have expedited permits for over 50 major projects. in one instance, agencies shavinged up to three years off the -- shaved up to three years off the time line of the bridge replacement project in new york . that's a multibillion-dollar project that's putting americanings back to work -- americans back to work. since then, the president issued another memorandum in june, 2013, further directing federal agencies to develop and integrated interagency preapplication process for significant offshore electric transmission projects requiring federal approval. mr. speaker, my republican colleagues often claim to want to get americans back to work. so i have to ask, why do we need legislation that does not create a single job, a bill that will pick winners and losers, and a bill that makes the process less clear and less protective of public health and safety? why do we need that legislation? why must we continue to waste this chamber's precious time on
this order incentivized better outcomes for communities and the environment while cutting red tape. since implementing this order, agencies have expedited permits for over 50 major projects. in one instance, agencies shavinged up to three years off the -- shaved up to three years off the time line of the bridge replacement project in new york . that's a multibillion-dollar project that's putting americanings back to work -- americans back to work. since then, the president issued another...
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and it impressed that how does a young person in a controlled environment with controlled education get there is a wonderful wolved world out there in america. it turned into a question and answer period and there were students asking questions, most of them dealing with agriculture and i was answering them through ed, the interpreter and at a certain point it became too rapid fire and he took it over and took over the conversation. i remember one big-faced kids who said who sets the markets of -- markets for agriculture products? what would be the price for beans, rice, corn, otes and wheats. i answered him that the market sets the prices. how does the market set the prices? there's a buy whore makes the offer, there's a sell whore decides whether or not to take it. if the seller says no, the buyer might decide to raise his price until they get to a place where they agree. that was an amazing concept that it looked like they'd never heard that before. no one sets the prices? how can it be that no one sets the prices? and second thing, how many times -- how often does the price change?
and it impressed that how does a young person in a controlled environment with controlled education get there is a wonderful wolved world out there in america. it turned into a question and answer period and there were students asking questions, most of them dealing with agriculture and i was answering them through ed, the interpreter and at a certain point it became too rapid fire and he took it over and took over the conversation. i remember one big-faced kids who said who sets the markets of...
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from acting in the interests of the environment and our country. coal-fired plants are the single largest source of carbon pollution and today, there is no limit on how much carbon pollution they can emit. that's why president obama directed e.p.a. to use its existing authority under the clean air act to require power plants to control carbon pollution, something long overdue. e.p.a. proposed a rule to require new plants to use available pollution control technology to capture and sequester carbon pollution. for existing plants, e.p.a. is working with stake holders to think through the best approach. e.p.a. has not yet even issued a proposal but industry is moving on. in my region, a major utility made the decision on sound economics and environment to hut down a coal powered plant. h.r. 3826 would stop e.p.a. from issuing any rules and allow these plants to keep emitting unlimited amounts of carbon pollution. and for existing plant the bill would be straight out prohibition of any e.p.a. rule from becoming effective unless congress somehow passed
from acting in the interests of the environment and our country. coal-fired plants are the single largest source of carbon pollution and today, there is no limit on how much carbon pollution they can emit. that's why president obama directed e.p.a. to use its existing authority under the clean air act to require power plants to control carbon pollution, something long overdue. e.p.a. proposed a rule to require new plants to use available pollution control technology to capture and sequester...
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this bill would delay protections that would help ensure that workplace environments are safe for all workers. and this bill would delay our efforts to speed up veterans receiving their benefits. and something that's particularly important in my state in my district where folks are concerned about fatal accidents and service delays on the metro north railroad, this bill would delay the very regulation that will help ensure that metro north is safe and timely for commuters. on time safe rail service is critical to our state's economy, and this bill could jeopardize that. my district, connecticut's economy and our nation's economy cannot afford this ideological destructive bill -- ideological, destructive bill. mr. speaker, i'm here to offer an amendment, an amendment that would help make this bill work better for families and small businesses. i was sent to congress to get things done, and i'm working to eliminate and streamline unnecessary regulations and help cut through red tape and save taxpayers money. at the same time, though, we know that smart regulations save money and save li
this bill would delay protections that would help ensure that workplace environments are safe for all workers. and this bill would delay our efforts to speed up veterans receiving their benefits. and something that's particularly important in my state in my district where folks are concerned about fatal accidents and service delays on the metro north railroad, this bill would delay the very regulation that will help ensure that metro north is safe and timely for commuters. on time safe rail...
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it created a environment where its beneficial to the agency to distort the costs. let's get back to what we should do. not people trying to sneak in rules. not people trying to sneak in different cost benefit analysis. let's have conversation again between the american people and the government that they are in charge of. with that i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from texas who has 1 1/4 minutes remaining. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much. i thank the gentleman for his analysis, but let me offer to him that first of all this particular legislation will be subject to a veto threat because as the president has noted there is already a robust analytical and procedural requirement. i agree there should be that. we already have it. and the coalition for sensible safeguards has indicated the jackson lee amendment is a commonsense amendment that makes clear that regulations whose benefits the public health safety exceed the cost of regulated industries are good public investments. this amendment is a necessary amendment. the jackson lee amendment says if it'
it created a environment where its beneficial to the agency to distort the costs. let's get back to what we should do. not people trying to sneak in rules. not people trying to sneak in different cost benefit analysis. let's have conversation again between the american people and the government that they are in charge of. with that i yield back. the chair: the gentlelady from texas who has 1 1/4 minutes remaining. ms. jackson lee: i thank you very much. i thank the gentleman for his analysis,...
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to work wehe work -- the do in counterterrorism and the are continuing to do to try to stabilize an environment that has become dangerous in many respects. we will have a chance talk about , a country that is of critical importance, where we have the opportunity, i think i might to move beyond recent over several west years and there is a path to transition within egypt. to security asnt well as u.s. security. we will talk about iraqi and my absolutely -- my absolute to makee -- commitment sure that it ran does not have a nuclear weapon. can potentially lead to a solution that ensures that iran is not developing a nuclear weapon. we will spend time talking about the prospect of peace between israelis and palestinians. i want to commend publicly the efforts that prime minister netanyahu have made and very link the and painstaking negotiations with my secretary of state, john kerry. are tough negotiations. the issues are profound. the reason that they would have been resolved years ago but prime minister netanyahu has approached these negotiations with a level of seriousness and commitment that r
to work wehe work -- the do in counterterrorism and the are continuing to do to try to stabilize an environment that has become dangerous in many respects. we will have a chance talk about , a country that is of critical importance, where we have the opportunity, i think i might to move beyond recent over several west years and there is a path to transition within egypt. to security asnt well as u.s. security. we will talk about iraqi and my absolutely -- my absolute to makee -- commitment sure...